The 'dreadful' weather... seriously (Buffalo, Florida: tax, living, move to)

[FedupWNY]

Originally Posted by HeadedWest

and Montana and Wyoming and Colorado and New Mexico and Arizona and Utah and California, plus parts of many other states.

So then don't let expressing fave weathers be elsewhere.

[Krisps]

I don't like the high humidity and heat of the deep south, but humidity at 10-15%???? Yikes. To me, dry air feels dead and very irritating to the skin. The only time we get a taste of that here is during early spring if the temperature gets high enough, I can tell because my skin gets itchy and leaves salt deposits. Summer is not summer until the humidity gets to 60% for me. I can't believe anyone could like living in that arrid air of the west, but I suppose we all have different standards for comfort.

The only real complaint I have of western NY weather is the high winds near the lake in the winter.

[nybound95]

Speaking of Buffalo weather.... We were thinking of making a trip up to Buffalo this weekend to look into some things before moving. Can anyone tell me what the weather is like right now.. today into tomorrow or projected to be this weekend??

[FedupWNY]

Originally Posted by nybound95

Speaking of Buffalo weather.... We were thinking of making a trip up to Buffalo this weekend to look into some things before moving. Can anyone tell me what the weather is like right now.. today into tomorrow or projected to be this weekend??

Today, it's in the mid-teens to lower 20's, with a windchill. Dressing in layers is recommended.

[nybound95]

Lots of snow on the ground??

[I'minformed2]

Originally Posted by HeadedWest

and Montana and Wyoming and Colorado and New Mexico and Arizona and Utah and California, plus parts of many other states.

Yes...i specified Idaho because that was there the person I was responding to lives now. However Idaho is not the same as Arizona, Utah, Nevada or mexico...those places are much more barren dessert (with the exception of some northern mountainous areas). Not a whole lot of green, no major lakes (save for Great Salt Lake), and when the temperature is itself over 100...it doesn't really make you any more comfortable than when the temperature here is in the mid-high 80s or 90's with a higher heat index because of the humidity....because the temperature there is still hotter all by itself. Plus here it is much more green and we have plenty of freshwater lakes....big and small...within a short distance.

btw yes I agree I wish we had more evergreen trees around here in the winter; we do have some in Rochester (though i have admitedly noticed fewer in Buffalo when I have been there); but i think having our autumn here with all or mostly deciduous trees around and fewer evergreens...meaning ALL of the trees are a sea of colors....it makes for one of the most beautiful landscapes you can imagine.

[FedupWNY]

Originally Posted by nybound95

Lots of snow on the ground??

Not much than normal. We got a few inches of snow the other night, for the most part, we're all shoveled out.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by I'minformed2

Yes...i specified Idaho because that was there the person I was responding to lives now. However Idaho is not the same as Arizona, Utah, Nevada or mexico...those places are much more barren dessert (with the exception of some northern mountainous areas). Not a whole lot of green, no major lakes (save for Great Salt Lake), and when the temperature is itself over 100...it doesn't really make you any more comfortable than when the temperature here is in the mid-high 80s or 90's with a higher heat index because of the humidity....because the temperature there is still hotter all by itself. Plus here it is much more green and we have plenty of freshwater lakes....big and small...within a short distance.

btw yes I agree I wish we had more evergreen trees around here in the winter; we do have some in Rochester (though i have admitedly noticed fewer in Buffalo when I have been there); but i think having our autumn here with all or mostly deciduous trees around and fewer evergreens...meaning ALL of the trees are a sea of colors....it makes for one of the most beautiful landscapes you can imagine.

I do miss a nice fall motorcycle ride to see the colors, the Northeast is great in that regard. We do have lots of lakes here in North Idaho, but nothing like the Great Lakes. Pretty cool to go to a fresh water lake and not be able to see the far side! Most of our lakes are more comparable with the finger lakes, both in size and with mountains surrounding them.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by Krisps

I don't like the high humidity and heat of the deep south, but humidity at 10-15%???? Yikes. To me, dry air feels dead and very irritating to the skin. The only time we get a taste of that here is during early spring if the temperature gets high enough, I can tell because my skin gets itchy and leaves salt deposits. Summer is not summer until the humidity gets to 60% for me. I can't believe anyone could like living in that arrid air of the west, but I suppose we all have different standards for comfort.

The only real complaint I have of western NY weather is the high winds near the lake in the winter.

I did notice the low RH when I move here, actually had a couple minor nose bleeds for the first couple weeks, something I'd never delt with before. I could only blame that on the humidity. But after that it wasn't a problem. A 95 degree day actually isn't bad at all if you're have some shade around. And the nights are great, cooling down nicely. I didn't have AC back in Lockport, I hated laying in bed and sweating most of the night.

Still, Buffalo winters are painted too negatively by much of the media, they are not much of an issue when you are used to it. I always considered it a point of pride, too much of the country has wimps! I liked the way people always pulled together after a really good storm. BTW, when people around here complain about snow I pull up some pictures from the Blizzard of '77...kinds of shuts off the complaining. One other item in Buffalo though was the cold. Not the below zero days, usually they were pretty "dry", it was those damp days with a breeze and the temps in the '20s. Even in the winters the West it isn't as humid, if you are working a sweatshirt is often all you need in 20* weather. Every so often we'll get a cold, damp winter day, the kind where you feel cold all the time, I'll tell the wife it feels like Buffalo.

[MarineFromBuffalo]

Yeah, I am definetly going to freeze when I get to Buffalo in February after being out here in the desert.